Kensuke Tanabe

Japanese video game designer, producer and director
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Kensuke Tanabe

Summary

Kensuke Tanabe is a human[1]. His place of birth was Ikeda[2]. He was born on January 26, 1963[3]. He worked as a video game developer[4], video game designer[5], video game director[6], video game producer[7], and film editor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month, #7,161 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Kensuke Tanabe's place of birth was Ikeda[2].
  • Kensuke Tanabe was born on January 26, 1963[3].
  • Kensuke Tanabe held citizenship in Japan[10].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's professions included video game developer[4].
  • Kensuke Tanabe worked as a video game designer[5].
  • Kensuke Tanabe worked as a video game director[6].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's professions included video game producer[7].
  • Kensuke Tanabe worked as a film editor[8].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's field of work was video game[11].
  • Among Kensuke Tanabe's employers was Q8093[12].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's education included a stint at Osaka University of Arts[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Kensuke Tanabe is Super Mario[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Kensuke Tanabe is The Legend of Zelda[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Kensuke Tanabe is Metroid Prime[16].
  • Kensuke Tanabe is recorded as male[17].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's Commons category is recorded as Kensuke Tanabe[19].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's family name is recorded as Tanabe[20].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's given name is recorded as Kensuke[21].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[22].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's name in native language is recorded as 田邊賢輔[23].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's name in kana is recorded as たなべ けんすけ[24].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's blood type is recorded as Q19831453[25].
  • Kensuke Tanabe's P14470 is recorded as People/Kensuke_Tanabe[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Began / founded: 1963-01-26[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3573befc-4ef4-4834-a5ae-b9003aad2e96[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Kensuke Tanabe was born in Ikeda[2]. He was born on January 26, 1963[3].

Education

Kensuke Tanabe's education included a stint at Osaka University of Arts[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include video game developer[4], video game designer[5], video game director[6], video game producer[7], and film editor[8]. Kensuke Tanabe's field of work was video game[11]. He was employed by Q8093[12].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Super Mario[14], a video game series[30]; The Legend of Zelda[15], a video game series[31]; and Metroid Prime[16], a video game[32], directed by Mark Pacini[33].

Why It Matters

Kensuke Tanabe ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month, #7,161 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Kensuke Tanabe born?

Kensuke Tanabe was born in Ikeda[2].

What did Kensuke Tanabe do for work?

Kensuke Tanabe worked as video game developer[4], video game designer[5], video game director[6], video game producer[7], and film editor[8].

Where did Kensuke Tanabe go to school?

Kensuke Tanabe was educated at Osaka University of Arts[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Webmaster2024 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → video game developer, video game designer, video game director +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q7042855]]"
  2. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Field of work → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Japanese
    Employer → Q8093
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: People/Kensuke_Tanabe, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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